Tag: Historic Preservation
5 Surprising Ways Window Inserts Help Your Health — and Preserve an Historic Home
Laurie Duncan, owner of a Brooklyn loft, describes winter as an “arctic breeze coming through ...
Find Out How to Get Your Repair or Alteration Approved With the New Landmarks Guidebook
Do you want to repair or alter a landmarked building -- perhaps you need new windows or want to repa...
Local Pols Call on United Parcel Service to Halt Demolition of Historic Red Hook Warehouse
Locals are scrambling to save what remains of a historic Brooklyn warehouse before its new owner, th...
After a Year-Long Debate, Landmarks Preservation Commission Votes in Favor of Rules Changes
Just shy of a year after it was first announced, commissioners at the Landmarks Preservation Commiss...
Learn About Grant Opportunities and Living in a Historic District at a PLG Landmarks Workshop
Preservationists and PLG advocates will discuss historic districts and homeowner grant opportunities...
Landmarks Greenlights Vertical Addition for Historic Greenpoint Wood-Frame House
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Tuesday approved a vertical addition to a pre-Civil War wood-f...
Developer Drops Demo of Historic Greenpoint Wood Frame, Will Present New Plan to LPC
The owner of the pre-Civil War house at 111 Noble Street will be back in front of the Landmarks Pres...
Shaken by Recent Decisions, Preservationists Say Landmarks Commission Is Not Doing Its Job
Recent decisions by the Landmarks Preservation Commission have caused members of the preservation co...
LPC Nixes Plan to Landmark Historic Gowanus Station, Threatened With Demo by Cleanup
The LPC has rejected pleas from Gowanus residents to landmark the Gowanus Station, a Beaux-Arts bric...